1995–96 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

1995–96 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
1995–96 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions; Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–9 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tic Price (2nd season);
Home arena	Lakefront Arena
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Orleans †	14	–	4	.778	21	–	9	.700
Arkansas–Little Rock	14	–	4	.778	23	–	7	.767
Jacksonville	10	–	8	.556	15	–	13	.536
Western Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	13	–	14	.481
Southwestern Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	16	–	12	.571
Lamar	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
South Alabama	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Arkansas State	7	–	11	.389	9	–	18	.333
Louisiana Tech	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Texas–Pan American	6	–	12	.333	9	–	19	.321

† 1996 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by second-year head coach Tic Price, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–9 (14–4 Sun Belt), sweeping through the Sun Belt regular season. New Orleans lost in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. The Privateers would lose in the opening round to No. 6 seed North Carolina, 83–62.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G		Tyrone Garris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1995*		at Bradley	L 72–87	0–1	Carver Arena (9,711) Peoria, Illinois
Dec 7, 1995*		at Southern Miss	W 68–66	1–1	(3,823)
Dec 16, 1995*		at Middle Tennessee	W 69–67	2–1	(1,800)
Dec 18, 1995*		Oregon State	L 61–68	2–2	Lakefront Arena (1,444) New Orleans, LA
Dec 22, 1995*		No. 7 Villanova	L 72–80	2–3	Lakefront Arena (5,367) New Orleans, LA
Dec 27, 1995*		San Francisco UNO Christmas Classic	W 94–84 ^OT	3–3	Lakefront Arena (1,407) New Orleans, LA
Dec 28, 1995*		VCU UNO Christmas Classic	W 92–75	4–3	Lakefront Arena (1,413) New Orleans, LA
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1996*		vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 67–57	19–8	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 3, 1996*		vs. Southwestern Louisiana Semifinals	W 75–71 ^2OT	20–8	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 5, 1996*		at Little Rock Championship game	W 57–56	21–8	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 25 North Carolina First round	L 62–83	21–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

v t e New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Venues	Human Performance Center (1969–1983; 2005–2008) Lakefront Arena (1983–2005; 2008–present)
Culture & lore	Captain BrUNO "Let's Hear It For UNO"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25